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• [September 7, 2026] 🎉 Welcome, Nguyễn Thành Trung, to BEL Lab! Trung will start his MSc in Electrical Engineering at VinUniversity in Fall 2026 and join us in developing sensor technologies for point-of-care and wearable applications. We’re very happy to have you with us, Trung. Welcome to the BEL Lab family! 💙

• [July 4, 2026] Congratulations to Huy on the acceptance of his paper in Food Chemistry: X, a Q1 journal. Well done on this excellent achievement! Looking forward to seeing more great work from you.

• [May 25, 2026] Congratulations to Châu on the acceptance of her paper in Scientific Reports, a Q1 journal. Well done on this excellent achievement! Looking forward to seeing more great work from you.

• [May 15, 2026] Welcome, Thu Trang, to BEL!

• [April 29, 2026] Congratulations to Nguyên and our former member, Trường, on the acceptance of their paper in Results in Engineering, a Q1 journal. Well done on this excellent achievement! Looking forward to seeing more great work from you.

• [Feb 25, 2026] Congratulations to Lưu Minh Đức, a former RA of BEL, on publishing his Q1 paper accepted in Smart Materials in Medicine!

🎉 Double Celebration This Lunar New Year 🎉

[Feb 17, 2026] We are delighted to share wonderful news at the start of the Lunar New Year: two papers have been officially accepted on the very first day of the year!

Congratulations to Huy and Châu on this outstanding achievement! This marks Huy’s first Q1 paper, a significant milestone in his research journey.

An excellent start to the year and a proud moment for the whole team. Wishing them continued success and many more publications ahead! 🌸🚀

[Feb 1, 2026] Welcome Trà to BEL!

[December 20, 2025] Trường successfully defended his Master’s thesis in Engineering Physics at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. The BEL Lab is proud of and congratulates our newly graduated Master, Trường. We wish him all the best in the next chapter of his career.

[December 2, 2025] Congratulations to Phương Nguyên and Khánh Vy on having their first abstract accepted for the Vietnamese Academic Network in Japan (VANJ) 2025 conference, which will be held at Kyoto University on Saturday, December 20, 2025! https://conf.vanj.jp/2025/ 

[September 2, 2025] Huge congratulations to Trường on his first-author Q1 paper accepted in Ceramics International!

[September 1, 2025] Welcome Huyền, Phương Nguyên, and Hùng Anh to BEL!

[Aug 8, 2025] Huge congratulations to Chau on her first-author Q1 paper accepted in ACS Omega!

[July 31, 2025] Huge congratulations to Chau on her first-author Q1 paper accepted in Smart Materials in Medicine!

[July 29, 2025] Huge congratulations to Chau on her first-author Q1 paper accepted in Scientific Reports, a Nature-indexed journal!

[July 8, 2025] Huge congratulations to Chau, Huyen, and Tien on receiving the prestigious Vingroup Scholarship to pursue higher education in the US this Fall 2025! Chau and Huyen will enroll in PhD and Master’s programs at UIUC, respectively, while Tien will begin her Master’s program at UPenn.

[March 28, 2025] Welcome the Intelligent Technical Diagnostics Lab (PTN Chuẩn đoán Kỹ thuật Thông minh) from the School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, led by Assoc. Prof. Trong-Du Nguyen, as they visit BEL to explore collaboration opportunities.

[March 1, 2025] Welcome Quang Huy to BEL!

[Feb 17, 2025] Welcome Khánh Vy, Minh Châu (MD students- cohort 5), and Hoàng Lan (EE student- cohort 5) to BEL!

[November 13, 2024] Tiên was honored as one of the 20 female students to receive the Vietnam Science and Technology Female Student Award 2024, featured on the reputable news site VnExpress. The article highlights Tiên's journey from a high school physics major to becoming a recipient of this prestigious award. For more details, visit: https://vnexpress.net/tu-nu-sinh-chuyen-ly-den-giai-thuong-khoa-hoc-cong-nghe-4814649.html?utm_source=zalo&utm_medium=zalo&utm_campaign=zalo&zarsrc=30

[November 10, 2024] Congratulations to Chau, Khanh, and Thuong! Their submission, titled "Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials for Potential Use as Nano-Antibiotics," has been accepted for presentation at the Vietnamese Academic Network in Japan Conference 2024 (VANJ2024). The conference will take place at the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus, Tokyo, Japan, on December 7–8, 2024. For more information, please visit the conference website:
https://conf.vanj.jp/2024/

[November 1, 2024] Congratulations to Huy and the VINCEPTION Team for winning the 2024 Cornell Emerging Markets Institute Corning Case Competition! This remarkable achievement highlights the interdisciplinary collaboration between different majors at VinUni, as well as the entrepreneurship and leadership skills of our Computer Science students. This year's competition reached a record of 705 participants, representing 154 teams from 48 institutions across 15 countries.

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[October 26, 2024] Huge congratulations to Tiên on receiving the Vietnam Science and Technology Female Student Award 2024! This is the first time a female student from VinUni has been honored with this prestigious award. The Vietnam Female Student in Science and Technology Award  is a distinguished honor presented annually by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to female students with outstanding achievements in science and technology.

[October 23, 2024] Congratulations to Châu, Khánh, and Thương! Their Q1 paper, titled 'Single-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanorods for Potential Use as Nano-Antibiotics without Seeding or Bases,' has been accepted for publication in the journal PLOS ONE.

[October 8, 2024] Huy and the VINCEPTION Team got into the Top 8 Finalists of the Cornell Emerging Market Institute Corning Case Competition 2024. This year's edition reached a record of 705 participants, representing 154 teams from 48 institutions across 15 countries. https://business.cornell.edu/centers/emi/conference/corning-case-competition/ 

[October 5, 2024] Huge congratulations to Tiên for surpassing all previous records by earning double the most prestigious awards in AY 2023-2024! Her exceptional academic achievements have earned her both the highly prestigious President's List and the esteemed Provost's Scholarship. This marks the second consecutive year that she has earned a place on the President’s List, showcasing her unwavering dedication and academic excellence.

[September 23, 2024] Congratulations Linh! She just got a Q1 paper titled “A comprehensive review of transduction methods of lectin-based biosensors in biomedical applications” published. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38371 

[September 22-25, 2024] Congratulations to Trường! He has just published a conference paper as the first author, titled 'Physicochemical Properties and Organic Dye Removal Activity of GQD@WO3 Nanocomposites Prepared via One-Step Hydrothermal Method' at the 11th International Workshop on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (IWAMSN 2024), held from September 22-25, 2024, in Da Nang City, Vietnam. https://iwamsn.ac.vn/ 

[August 2024] Congratulations to Khánh and Thương for winning 2nd prize in the Poster Presentation at the College of Health Science Symposium. The poster is titled "Single-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanorods for Potential Use as Nano-Antibiotics without Seeding or Bases."

[August 12, 2024] Congratulations to Tiên and her team (comprising CECS and CBM students) for winning the second prize at the ACI Youth Leadership Summit 2024's national round. For more information, please visit the ACI Youth Leadership Summit. Their rewards include 10 million VND in cash and a 6-day trip to Singapore. This remarkable achievement proudly showcases the talents of VinUni students regionally.

[August 6, 2024] Huge congratulations to Tien on winning the Best Poster Award at the 5th International Symposium on Advanced Magnetic Materials and Applications (ISAMMA), which took place from August 4–7, 2024, at the Gold Coast Hotel Resort & Spa in Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. For more details, visit https://isamma2024.vn/. This award is a significant milestone, marking her first major achievement at her very first scientific conference.

[August 5, 2024] Welcome Trường and Đức to BEL!

[June 22, 2024] Huge congratulations to Khánh and Thương for winning Bronze and Silver medals, respectively, at the International Medical Biochemistry Competition 2024 ( IMBC2024 ). The competition is an academic contest in medical biochemistry designed specifically for health sciences students. Hosted by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, the event provides students with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge and teamwork skills, fostering enthusiasm and interest in their studies.

[June 8, 2024] Congratulations to Tiên for winning the First Prize in the research project competition at CECS Day. This milestone marks her achievement of winning first prize in two consecutive years, during both her freshman and sophomore years.

[May 2024] Huy and the VINCREDEBILE Team secured the First Runner-up Prize and Most Collaborative team of the ICAEW Mainland China and South-East Asia Business Challenge 2024.

[May 20, 2024] Congratulations Nhật! He just got a Q1 paper titled “Ampicillin Detection Using Absorbance Biosensors Utilizing Mn-Doped ZnS Capped with Chitosan Micromaterials” . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31617

[April 17, 2024] Congratulations Tiên! She just got two abstracts that have been accepted for presentation at the 5th International Symposium on Advanced Magnetic Materials and Applications (ISAMMA), scheduled to take place from August 4–7, 2024, at Gold Coast Hotel Resort & Spa, Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. https://isamma2024.vn/

[April 10, 2024] Huy and VINCREDIBLE Team won the National Champion Prize of the ICAEW Vietnam Business Challenge 2024.

https://vinuni.edu.vn/vinuni-a-big-win-at-ivbc2024-advancing-straight-to-the-china-and-southest-asia-regional-round/

[April 15, 2024] Congratulations Nhật! He just got a Q1 paper titled “Dual-channel fluorescent sensors based on chitosan-coated Mn-doped ZnS micromaterials to detect ampicillin.” https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59772-3

[March 1, 2024] Welcome Minh Châu to BEL!

[Feb 10, 2024] Congratulations Tiên! She just got a Q1 paper titled “Disposable Impedance Sensors Based on Novel Hybrid MoS2 Nanosheets and Microparticles to Detect Escherichia Coli DNA” accepted. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299272

[Feb 5, 2024] Welcome Minh Khang to BEL!

[Jan 18, 2024] Huge congratulations to Tiên and her team, as the first team from VinUniversity has been rewarded with a Bronze Medal from the prestigious University Physics Competition. http://www.uphysicsc.com/2023contest.html

[Jan 13, 2024] Congratulations Nhật! He just got a Q1 paper titled “Bacillus subtilis DNA Fluorescent Sensors based on hybrid MoS2 nanosheets” accepted. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297581

[Nov 9, 2023] Welcome Thuy Linh to BEL!

[Oct 17, 2023] Welcome Xuan Duong and Viet Duc to BEL!

[Oct 7, 2023] Congratulations to Tien, Khanh, Thuong, and Huy on their outstanding performance last year. Tien was named to the President list, Khanh and Thuong were named to the Dean list, while Huy was named to the Leadership Spirit list!

[Oct 2, 2023] Welcome Ngoc Linh, Ha Thuong to BEL!

[Sep 27, 2023] Tien and Huy presented their works at the poster session during College Day of  CECS 2023 for freshmen. 

[Sep 12, 2023] The BEL website was launched.